Egyptian ruler, Menes gathered all of the Nile Kingdoms together and turned them into one big united kingdom.
Empires
Nations and nationalism
Sudan's people were able to start building small states for themselves.
Egypt's and Nubia's states were built and started from their small agricultural villages.
Areas close to the Nile River began to become kingdoms and/or states.
Revolts and revolutions
Political and economic competition often led to small wars between the Nile Kingdoms.
Some kingdoms, which overpowered their neighboring states, took over those states and began to control their territories. Thus, expanding their power to take over more close states.
Egypt eventually dominated over lower Nubia.
In about the eighth century the new kingdom of Kush was so powerful that they invaded Epypt.
Regional, transregional, and global structures and organizations
By about 2500 B.C.E. the powerful kingdom of Kush was established.
Nubians organized a new kingdom of Kush, who's capital was named Napata.
State-building, Expansion, and Conflict!
Civilization: Early African Societies
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